Description:
- Asymmetrical
- Anywhere between 4-32 inches in length.
- Dark in colour.
- Siliceous Skeleton
Taxonomy:
- Plantae
- Biliphyta
- Rhotophyta
- Florideophyceae
- Gigartinales
- Gigartinaceae
- G. Exasperata
Ecology/ Features:
- Found in low intertidal subtidal areas.
- Small discoid holdfast.
- Used to make carrageenan.
- Turns from red to yellow when it gets older.
- Location ranges from Alaska to Mexico.
- May have very thick blades.
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